Erik J. Larson is a computer scientist, tech entrepreneur, and the author of The Myth of Artificial Intelligence, a widely acclaimed critique of current AI narratives. A Fellow with the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture (IASC), he has founded two AI companies and contributed to both academic and public debates on the limits and promise of intelligent systems. He has written for The Atlantic, Wired, The Los Angeles Review of Books, Metro Silicon Valley, UnHerd, and other publications.

Chee-We Ng is the founder and managing partner of Oakseed Ventures, where he seeds transformative startups in AI and cybersecurity. A coauthor of The AI Book, he has been investing in and running AI startups over the past decade.